Max Olijnyk

Any street skater who’s visited Wellington will know and love Treetops. A handful of ledges on a crusty carpark on a hill above Newtown has evolved into a super-smooth, ever-changing DIY spot that is regulated and cared for by a dedicated bunch of locals.

‘…when the chance to write a behind-the-scenes Weta story came my way I put my hand up, no questions asked… And when they booked me into a flashy hotel with a daily allowance, I was like: this just got interesting.’

In What else? I interview some of my favourite skaters about what they do when they’re not riding their skateboard. My next subject is skate coach Jesse Noonan.

For this issue of SJ, I wrote an article about a guy who recorded the sound of katabatic winds in Antarctica. I also wrote some hilarious product reviews.

In What else? I interview some of my favourite skaters about what they do when they’re not riding their skateboard. My first subject is Melbourne’s Caeylen Norris.

I interviewed Aya Tatebe about living and working on a Japanese indigo farm. The ace photos are by Martin Kirby and the piece first appeared in the last issue of Acclaim, which I edited.

For this issue of SJ, I wrote an article about a guy who runs a private museum filled with dead people and limbs and other weird stuff. I also wrote some hilarious product reviews.

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For the first two days I was back in Melbourne, all I did was skate. It was glorious. This film documents those 48 hours in the way only skate videos can: through the tricks that were landed, and the accompanying humour involved.

I'm very excited to be presenting a reading of my stories as part of the NGV Melbourne Art Book Fair next month! Thanks to Olivia and Reading Room for inviting me.

'What are you up to out there?' said the tent. 'I'm driving back to town,' I said.

I met Penny when I started contributing to ThreeThousand many years ago. She ended up giving me a job there after I was hit by a truck, and we became great workmates and friends. And now, an interview Penny did with me about my book is appearing in the last ever…

I was the guest editor for the latest (and greatest) issue of Acclaim magazine. There’s so much good stuff in there!